From Wikipedia.
The HMS Penguin was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1813 and captured by the USS Hornet in 1815, after the War of 1812 was over. The Hornet then scuttled its prize as it was too heavily damaged.
The ship was 100 feet long and mounted sixteen 32-pdr. carronades, two 6-pdr. bow guns and one 12-pdr. carronade. It was launched on 29 June 1813.
On March 23, 1815, it engaged the USS Hornet off Tristan de Cunbe and was badly battered, losing ten dead, including its captain James Dickinson and 28 wounded. After just 22 minutes it was forced to surrender. The Hornet had just 1 killed and 9 wounded including its captain, James Biddle. The two ships were fairly-well matched as far as armaments and size, but the American gunnery proved to be much better.
The war had ended, but neither ship had yet received notice.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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